Air carrier medium large transport wrong runway approach. Accepted a visual to runway 24R at lax but overshot turn and started to line up with 25R.

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Attributes
ACN	116527
Time
Date	198907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	116527
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6500
ASRS Report	116537
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When we were at approximately 6000 MSL lax approach control asked us if we had field in sight for visual to 24R. We said 'yes' (I was looking at what I thought was 24R and which was actually 25R). I had the LOM tuned and 24R ILS tuned. As I turned base I cross-checked the LOM but not the ILS. I was lining up on 25R when the observer (omc, jump seat) pointed out my error. Simultaneously, the tower pointed out my error, I corrected to the right but did not see 24R immediately because of poor visibility. We landed on 24R uneventfully. I failed to check the localizer because I felt I had the runway in sight and because the approach was steep causing me to devote too much attention to the descent. This is the last time I accept a visual approach without having the whole airport in sight. Supplemental information from acn 116537: on downwind to lax 24R, lax approach asked if 'field in sight'. We were abeam the field, high with good visibility downward through haze and called 'field in sight'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WRONG RWY APCH. ACCEPTED A VISUAL TO RWY 24R AT LAX BUT OVERSHOT TURN AND STARTED TO LINE UP WITH 25R.

Narrative: WHEN WE WERE AT APPROX 6000 MSL LAX APCH CTL ASKED US IF WE HAD FIELD IN SIGHT FOR VISUAL TO 24R. WE SAID 'YES' (I WAS LOOKING AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 24R AND WHICH WAS ACTUALLY 25R). I HAD THE LOM TUNED AND 24R ILS TUNED. AS I TURNED BASE I CROSS-CHECKED THE LOM BUT NOT THE ILS. I WAS LINING UP ON 25R WHEN THE OBSERVER (OMC, JUMP SEAT) POINTED OUT MY ERROR. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TWR POINTED OUT MY ERROR, I CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT BUT DID NOT SEE 24R IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. WE LANDED ON 24R UNEVENTFULLY. I FAILED TO CHECK THE LOC BECAUSE I FELT I HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT AND BECAUSE THE APCH WAS STEEP CAUSING ME TO DEVOTE TOO MUCH ATTN TO THE DSCNT. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I ACCEPT A VISUAL APCH WITHOUT HAVING THE WHOLE ARPT IN SIGHT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 116537: ON DOWNWIND TO LAX 24R, LAX APCH ASKED IF 'FIELD IN SIGHT'. WE WERE ABEAM THE FIELD, HIGH WITH GOOD VISIBILITY DOWNWARD THROUGH HAZE AND CALLED 'FIELD IN SIGHT'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.